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John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust

Memphis, TN

The trust directs about half its income to needy causes benefiting children, supporting children’s health, education, advocacy, and community organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $349,020, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations in Tennessee, mainly Memphis. It accepts requests without restricting giving to preselected organizations; applicants should briefly describe their purpose and intended use of funds.

Speedway Children's Charities

Concord, NC

Speedway Children’s Charities funds nonprofits addressing children’s medical, educational, and social needs through local chapters. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000 and ranged from $6,000 to $125,000, with funding focused on communities served by chapters across multiple states. Local chapters offer online applications, so it accepts requests through those chapter processes.

The James and Laura Rogers Foundation

Kingsport, TN

Self Foundation

Marks, MS

The Marks, Mississippi-based SELF FOUNDATION funds organizations working in areas including children’s health, education, arts and culture, religious ministry, and conservation, with 2024 grants going mainly to recipients in Tennessee and Mississippi. Its 32 grants ranged from $100 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

James B Russell Foundation Inc

Dundee, NY

The James B Russell Foundation funds humanitarian relief, education and science, and Christian organizations and projects. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $50,000, with a median of $5,000; New York received the largest share of funding, though it also supported organizations in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Urban Child Institute

Memphis, TN

The Urban Child Institute funds nonprofits and designated support organizations working to advance young children’s education, health, and well-being, primarily in Shelby County, Tennessee. In 2024, its 49 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1,055,000, with a median of $50,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Hubbard Family Foundation Inc

Colleyville, TX

The foundation supports cancer research, children and families, scholarships, self-sufficiency, and religious or ministry work, with most of its giving going to Texas organizations. In 2025, it made 16 grants ranging from $2,000 to $17,050, with a median grant of $6,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Children's Foundation of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The Children’s Foundation of Memphis funds children’s health and well-being, including pediatric research and programs supporting early development, education, and safety, for children from infancy through age 21. It focuses on Memphis and the Mid-South; 2021 grants ranged from $2,000 to $60,000, but the available examples do not establish a typical award. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Tr Edna Wardlaw Charitable Tr UA

Chattanooga, TN

The Trust funds organizations working in animal welfare and rescue, education, the environment, and human rights, generally favoring operating or program support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $80,000, with a median of $10,000, and it generally focuses on Georgia (especially Metro Atlanta), California, Colorado, South Carolina, Florida, and Oregon, while also considering national work. It does not accept unsolicited requests; former grantees may apply for renewed funding without an invitation.

Junior League of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The Junior League of Memphis is an organization of women whose mission is to advance womens leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training.

United Way of the Mid South

Memphis, TN

United Way of the Mid-South funds nonprofit human-service programs addressing education, health, financial stability, equity, and poverty across eight counties in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Its 2024 filings report 67 grants totaling about $4 million, with individual awards varying widely; it does not state a typical grant size. Nonprofits apply for program funding, but whether unsolicited requests are accepted is not stated.

United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc

Kingsport, TN

United Way of Greater Kingsport funds local health and human-service programs in youth opportunity, health, financial security, and community resiliency, primarily in Tennessee and also in Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $11,000 to $176,750, with a median of about $36,000. It has a stated application process for new agencies and programs; the published cycle deadline was October 23, 2023.